China also has another 121.3 GW of coal-fired power plants under construction, U.S.-based research network Global Energy Monitor said in its report, nearly enough to power the whole of France.

China produced 3.06 billion tonnes of raw coal during the January-October period, up 4.5 percent year on year

Фактически есть все основания говорить о формировании российско-китайского энергетического альянса.

Brent crude oil spot prices averaged $60 per barrel (b) in October, down $3/b from September and down $21/b from October 2018. EIA forecasts Brent spot prices will average $60/b in 2020, down from a 2019 average of $64/b. EIA forecasts that West Texas Intermediate (WTI) prices will average $5.50/b less than Brent prices in 2020. EIA expects crude oil prices will be lower on average in 2020 than in 2019 because of forecast rising global oil inventories, particularly in the first half of next year.

BP's Energy Outlook estimates coal's share of China's energy mix to fall to 35% in 2040 from 60% in 2017, but for the country to remain the world's largest consumer of coal and account for 39% of global coal demand in 2040.

Energy demand in Africa grows twice as fast as the global average, and Africa’s vast renewables resources and falling technology costs drive double-digit growth in deployment of utility-scale and distributed solar photovoltaics (PV), and other renewables, across the continent.

China, the world’s top oil importer, brought in 45.51 million tonnes of crude last month, equivalent to 10.72 million barrels per day (bpd), according to data released by the General Administration of Customs.

China imported 276.24 million mt of coal over January-October, up 9.6% year on year and closing in on its 2018 full year import volume of 281 million mt, preliminary General Administration of Customs data released Friday showed.

Global demand for energy is forecast to increase from nearly 286 million barrels of oil equivalent a day (mboe/d) in 2018 to more than 357 mboe/d in 2040, with average growth of about 1% p.a. In this period, energy demand in non-OECD countries is expected to increase by almost 75 mboe/d, while demand in the OECD is estimated to drop by around 3 mboe/d.

“Cегодня возникает много рассуждений, касающихся того, нужно ли развивать чистую энергетику, переходить на ВИЭ. Что касается углеводородной энергетики, то все эксперты считают, что как минимум следующие 20 лет углеводородная энергетика продолжит занимать лидирующие позиции в мировом энергопотреблении. При этом доля газа будет расти. Но быстрее всего будет увеличиваться потребление электроэнергии - в течение следующих 20 лет оно вырастет на 70-100%”, - рассказал Министр.

EIA forecasts Brent spot prices will average $59/b in the fourth quarter of 2019 and then fall to $57/b by the second quarter of 2020,

As much as $71 billion of Japanese coal assets could be at risk as the economic viability of plants is undermined by cheaper renewable energy, research by the University of Tokyo, Carbon Tracker and the Carbon Disclosure Project showed on Sunday.

U.S. coal production decreased 2.4% year over year to 756.2 million short tons (MMst). U.S. coal consumption decreased 4.0% from the 2017 level to 688.1 MMst. The electric power sector accounted for about 92.6% of the total U.S. coal consumed in 2018.

По словам Александра Новака, последние несколько лет значительное влияние на российский ТЭК оказывал ряд внешних обстоятельств, в первую очередь, речь идет о высокой волатильности нефтяных цен, однако в короткие сроки удалось найти эффективный механизм стабилизации рынка - Соглашение о сокращении добычи нефти между странами ОПЕК и не ОПЕК.

Indian power utilities imported 28.70 million mt of thermal coal over April-August, up 28% from the same period a year ago